INbengalfan Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 1/13/2024 at 8:46 PM, pf9 said: The removal of seeding priority for division winners would have made a huge difference for the Browns who got blown out today. The Browns as the 3 seed would have still played the Texans, but they would have done it at home where they went 8-1 this season, best in the AFC and second-best overall behind Dallas. In contrast, the Browns were only 3-5 on the road. Or, the continued injuries to the offensive line and Chubb made a huge difference in the Browns blowout loss. They got curb-stomped. If you absolutely need the weather to help you win, then you probably didn't belong in the playoffs to begin with. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pf9 Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_playoffs#2006_NBA_playoffs_controversy This perfectly illustrates the problems with seeding priority for division winners in the playoffs of any sports league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabbs4u Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Cry me a River with this BS! The Browns didn't deserve a home playoff game, just like the Philadelphia Eagles. If you can beat what you believed to be an inferior team on the road (NEED TO BE AT HOME) ala Dallas, maybe you aren't or weren't as good as you originally thought. Like Dallas. Joe throwing pick 6's and TO's is why you lost, not playing in Houston. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 I used to think the same but divisional games are always difficult and they already make the schedule based on record last year so winning your bad division definitely hurts you next if you are really “not that good” Heck the 3 NFC South teams were .500 or better against each other sans the Panthers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pf9 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Look if the NBA was willing to listen to complaints about division winner seeding priority then certainly the the NFL should too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 2 minutes ago, pf9 said: Look if the NBA was willing to listen to complaints about division winner seeding priority then certainly the the NFL should too. Because the nfl should strive to be like the nba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pf9 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Seeding priority for division winners was very problematic during the 2015 MLB season as well. The top three teams in the NL that year all came from the Central Division, but only the champion Cardinals were afforded a first round bye. And because of how the playoffs were structured, the Cubs, who won the Wild Card game, had to face the Cardinals in the NLDS. Meanwhile the two weaker division winners in the NL, the Dodgers and the Mets, got to avoid the NL Central until the NLCS. It worked to the Mets' advantage as they swept the Cubs, who rebounded and won their first World Series in 108 years the following year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
INbengalfan Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 21 hours ago, pf9 said: Seeding priority for division winners was very problematic during the 2015 MLB season as well. The top three teams in the NL that year all came from the Central Division, but only the champion Cardinals were afforded a first round bye. And because of how the playoffs were structured, the Cubs, who won the Wild Card game, had to face the Cardinals in the NLDS. Meanwhile the two weaker division winners in the NL, the Dodgers and the Mets, got to avoid the NL Central until the NLCS. It worked to the Mets' advantage as they swept the Cubs, who rebounded and won their first World Series in 108 years the following year. Everything else on that hill is dead. It's about to get nuked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigInBoys Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 So if theoretically the Chargers and Chiefs are two of the best 4 teams in the AFC in one of the following years, it’s still makes sense to do things the same away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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